The tactical strategy RPG Xenonauts 2 got a massive patch just recently. The aptly named Milestone 3 Update implemented a plethora of improvements, including support for borderless full-screen mode, as well as performance optimizations to make the game run more smoothly.
Various Improvements
Xenonauts 2 now runs on Unity 2022. The updated game engine allows developer Goldhawk Interactive to implement various improvements to the game, most notably the support for borderless full-screen mode. Now, players can freely alt+tab to another window, may it be a browser or whatnot, without making the game lag or freeze up as a result.
In addition, loading times have been significantly improved. According to the company, players can expect up to a 30% improvement across all sections of the game. The company intends to capitalize on this by providing a 10 to 20% boost in performance in the next milestone update.
Aside from the technical improvements, players will find that the AI has become a bit more formidable. Units that are controlled by the game's AI are now more proactive, making them less likely to just stand there and get hit. "Cleaners" or the government's offensive units that work closely with the alien threat, are now more aggressive. Be careful when dropping into a new area because there is a huge chance that these Cleaners are there waiting.
Patch Highlights
NEW CONTENT
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Cruiser UFO (with two interior layout variants)
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Alien Fusion Weapons
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Xenonaut Fusion Weapons
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The Gemini interceptor
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The Pegasus dropship
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The ARES (an improved version of the MARS)
AI IMPROVEMENTS
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Civilians are now much less suicidal.
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Melee units (especially Reapers) should make better decisions.
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The AI will now open doors even if the tile on the other side is blocked by another unit, allowing them to shoot at Xenonauts camping doors.
USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
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Pre-Mission Soldier Equip/Arrangement: we've added a button on the pre-mission Soldier Equip screen that allows easy access to the screen where you can set the positions of your soldiers within the dropship, allowing you to easily switch back and forth between these screens prior to launching a dropship.
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"Sell Junk Items" button: we've also added a button on the base stores screen that will set all "junk" items (e.g. items that are not used in research / engineering projects) to sell at maximum quantity. We're likely to expand this system in future.
ABDUCTION MISSIONS
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Abduction missions no longer end immediately when the timer expires and the abduction tubes disappear; the mission will now continue until all alien forces are eliminated (effectively these are now deathmatch missions with an additional time-limited objective).
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The timer on abduction tubes has been reduced by 2 turns (from 8 turns to 6 turns).
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There's now a teleport animation when the tubes disappear.
Xenonauts 2 Milestone 3 Update is now available on PC.
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